Update: 1 Robbery Suspect Killed, 1 Wounded, 1 Still At Large

7:30 p.m. Updated with full official press release link at the end from the Long Beach Police Department.

A suspect was killed early Wednesday morning and another wounded in an officer-involved shooting following a takeover robbery at a RiteAid store in Bixby Knolls, Long Beach Police said. Police were seeking a third suspect in the residential neighborhood near the store, which is at 4402 Atlantic Ave. near San Antonio Drive, said Long Beach police Sgt. Aaron Eaton.

Residents reported circling police helicopters all night and until well past sunrise.

Two officers were investigating a takeover robbery at the Bixby Knolls store just after 1 a.m. when they saw three men fleeing the scene in a vehicle, said Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell.  As the officers chased the suspects' vehicle, they believed they were being shot at, McDonnell said, adding that bullet casings recovered by investigators appear to bear out the officers' account.   

At the end of the chase, the suspects got out of the vehicle, and that was when the officer-involved shooting occurred, McDonnell said.   

One suspect died at the scene and another was taken to a hospital, he said.   The robbers, who carried handguns, robbed the store and a customer outside, McDonnell said.   

The suspect being sought was described as black, of medium height and skinny build. He wore a white long-sleeve shirt with a stripe at the bottom and dark, baggy camouflage shorts.

For the full press release, emailed at about 7:30 p.m., click here.

City News Service contributed to this report.